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Chinese symbol for “melodious”

悠扬
yōu yáng
Traditional: 悠揚
melodious; mellifluous

The closest CC-CEDICT match for melodious is 悠扬 (yōu yáng), defined as: melodious; mellifluous.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

悠 yōu
distant, remote; long, far; carefree
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes
扬 yáng
to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
radical 64 ⼿ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “melodious”

WordPinyinMeaning
清脆qīng cuìsharp and clear; crisp
轻脆 (輕脆)qīng cuìsharp and clear; crisp

Related words

Other words that share a character with 悠扬.

WordPinyinMeaning
悠久yōu jiǔlong (tradition, history etc)
悠闲 (悠閑)yōu xiánvariant of 悠閒|悠闲; leisurely
忽悠hū youto rock; to sway
历史悠久 (歷史悠久)lì shǐ yōu jiǔlong-established; time-honored
悠悠yōu yōulasting for ages; long drawn out
宣扬 (宣揚)xuān yángto publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide
赞扬 (讚揚)zàn yángto praise; to approve of
弘扬 (弘揚)hóng yángto enhance; to promote

See also: Japanese symbol for “melodious”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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